2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro meet at the Summit of the Americas in Panama for talks aimed at thawing relations; the historic meeting marks the first interaction in decades between top leaders of the two nations 2012 Event The United Kingdom plans to create new private and public sector universities; these will be the first universities the country has created in decades 2012 Event The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the European Union for 'over six decades (having) contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe' 2012 Event After two decades of being closed due to civil war, the Somali National Theater reopens in Mogadishu 2010 Event Roza Otunbayeva, interim leader of Kyrgyzstan, estimates the death toll from the country's worst ethnic battle in decades could be as many as 2,000 people 1990 Event George Brett becomes 1st to lead league in batting in 3 decades 1990 Event Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt 1988 Event Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades 1978 Event China and Japan formally ends 4 decades of dissension 1649 Death Famiano Strada, Italian jesuit (bello belgico decades duae), dies at 77
